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   NPM 1st block.
Does anyone care to weigh in on this one? (pics to follow)
It has two proof p stamps on the handgrip. It has two rebuild stamps on the right side of the replacement stock. It has an import stamp on the receiver. And it has two distinctly different finishes on the barrel.
Could it be:
   After WWII, rebuilt by Raritan Arsenal (RA on stock). Proofed. Put is storage.
   Sent to Korea 1950s.
   After Korea, rebuilt by Mount Rainier Ord Depot (MRM on stock). Proofed again. Put is storage.
   1978, sent to Israel as one of the 10,000 carbines provided via Foreign Military Sales program.
   1990s, Imported back to US by GFCC Corp of CA., A subsidiary of Old Sacramento Armory, who was known to import carbines from Israel. (GFCC CO SACCO stamp on receiver). 
    Refinished by GFCC Corp with the barrel band still in place resulting in two finishes; one under the band, and one outside the band location. (This is sort of a wild guess on my part). Band is pulled back toward receiver in the photo.
   GFCC Corp released carbine into the civilian market, and eventually into my hands.

I really enjoy trying to track these things down. 

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colreed Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grunt Joined: Feb 15 2016 Location: Hockley, TX Status: Offline Points: 452	Post Options Post Reply Quote colreed Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: This one has been around! Posted: Feb 10 2018 at 4:40pm
	NPM 1st block. Does anyone care to weigh in on this one? (pics to follow) It has two proof p stamps on the handgrip. It has two rebuild stamps on the right side of the replacement stock. It has an import stamp on the receiver. And it has two distinctly different finishes on the barrel. Could it be: After WWII, rebuilt by Raritan Arsenal (RA on stock). Proofed. Put is storage. Sent to Korea 1950s. After Korea, rebuilt by Mount Rainier Ord Depot (MRM on stock). Proofed again. Put is storage. 1978, sent to Israel as one of the 10,000 carbines provided via Foreign Military Sales program. 1990s, Imported back to US by GFCC Corp of CA., A subsidiary of Old Sacramento Armory, who was known to import carbines from Israel. (GFCC CO SACCO stamp on receiver). Refinished by GFCC Corp with the barrel band still in place resulting in two finishes; one under the band, and one outside the band location. (This is sort of a wild guess on my part). Band is pulled back toward receiver in the photo. GFCC Corp released carbine into the civilian market, and eventually into my hands. I really enjoy trying to track these things down.
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New2brass Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Dan Pinto, Photo Editor Joined: Nov 29 2015 Location: CT Status: Online Points: 4660	Post Options Post Reply Quote New2brass Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: Feb 10 2018 at 4:46pm
	that two tone may be from how you explain it, however I have seen a few where the front unexposed surface had a patina and much smoother from excessive cleaning. Some to the point that you can feel a change in diameter of the barrel at that point.
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